WQKX

WQKX (94.1 FM, "94KX") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation and broadcasts a Top 40 format. Its broadcast tower is located near Trevorton at (40°47′10.0″N 76°41′48.0″W).[2]

WQKX
CitySunbury, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaSunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, PA
Branding94KX
SloganThe Best Songs on the Radio!
Frequency94.1 MHz (HD Radio)
First air date1948
FormatTop 40
ERP16,000 watts (analog)
1,600 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT268 meters (879 ft)
ClassB
Facility ID63890
Transmitter coordinates40°47′10.3″N 76°41′47.9″W
Former call signsWKOK-FM (1945-1978)
Former frequencies100.3 MHz (1945)
99.3 MHz (1945–1947)
OwnerSunbury Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stationsWEGH, WVLY-FM, WKOK, WMLP
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wqkx.net

History

The Federal Communications Commission granted Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation a construction permit for the station on September 14, 1945 with the WKOK-FM call sign. Originally assigned to 100.3 MHz, the FCC reassigned the station to 99.3 MHz on November 11, 1945 followed by another reassignment to 94.1 MHz on June 27, 1947.[3]

The station signed on for the first time in 1948.[4] The FCC granted the station its first license on February 17, 1949.[3] Until 1975, the station simulcast the programming of WKOK (AM).[4] In 1978, the call sign was changed to WQKX.[4]

Signal Note

WQKX is short-spaced to WIP-FM Sports Radio 94 WIP (licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) as they both operate on the same channel and the cities they are licensed to serve are only about 106 miles apart.[5] The minimum distance between two co-channel Class B FM radio stations according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.[6]

References
  1. "Request for Special Temporary Authority, Digital Operation at -10dBc [Attachment 1]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. October 29, 2014. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. "FM Query Results for WQKX". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. "History Cards for WQKX". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. "History". Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  5. "How Far is it Between Philadelphia, Pa, United States and Sunbury, Pa, United States". Free Map Tools. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
  6. "Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-19.

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